Churn.



No. 706,023. Patehted Aug. 5, I902.v

, A. CLOSE.

GHURN.

(Applicanon filed Feb. 17, 1902.)

(No Model.)

IN VENTOf? UNITED STATES g PATENT OFFICE.

ADRIAN CLOSE, OF WHITEHALL, ILLINOIS.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,023, dated August5, 1902.

Application filed February 1'7, 1902. Serial No. 94,504, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADRIAN CLosE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whitehall, in the county of Greene and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churns, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in churns of the type known asrocking-body churns; and one object of my invention is the provision ofa rocking churn which will be weighted in such manner as to rock'easilyand effect the churning with ease and rapidity without fatiguing theoperator.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a churn which can beeasily taken apart for purposes of repair or cleaning and which will beof compact size to be capable of easy storage and transportation.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a churn which can bemade at small cost and which will be of simple, durable, and practicalconstruction.

With these objects in view my invention consists of a rocking-body churnembodying novel features of construction and combination of partssubstantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of my churn. Fig. 2 represents avertical central sectional View. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view ofthe comb or dasher, and Fig. 4 represents a top plan'view of the comb ordasher.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates a pair of rockersconnected. by the strips B, each of which carriesa hinged latch O, thepurpose of which is to engage the projecting ends D of the bottom E ofthe churn, and the bottom supports the body of the churn or receptacleF, which is formed with the upwardcurved walls G, which form an apex Hat the central portion of the receptacle, and the fiat top portion J ofthe body is formed with an opening K, which receives the lid or cover L.Secured to the side walls of the body at the central portion are theguide-strips M, in which fit the end rails N of the comb or dasher O,which dasher is composed of the seriesof curved plates P, secured inpairs by means of fastenings Q, and Ihave found by experience that thisparticular construction of dasher is very effective and insures the bestpossible results. The churn has the draw-off R.

In operation it is evident that the cream is placed in the receptacle,and motion is imparted to the body by means of the handles,

which by their weight act as a counterbalnal movement after the form ofa figure 00 to the cream andalso breaks the cream in a transversedirection, and I have found by experience that the agitation of thecream in this manner-and byreason of the peculiar form of my comb ordasher insures a rapid churning of the cream.

The raised center of my churn bottom in connection withtheinvertedcurved plates is a decided advantage,- as 'it causes thebutter to gather more quickly: around the plates, enabling the milk tobe easily drained off and the butter removed from the plates. I havefound by experience that the peculiar form of dasher with the invertedcurved plates assures a quickchurning, butter being produced in oneandone-half minutes.

The churn herein shown; and described, consisting of therockers, thestrips connecting the rockers near their ends, the fiat board fitting inthe space between the end strips, the pivoted latches carried by thestrips and engaging the board to secure the board, the receptacle havingweighted handles and mounted on said board'and having the bottom Wallsraised along their center, the guides adjacent "to said central raisedportion, the

dasher having the end pieces fitting in the guides and having the bottomconnectingstrip, and the blades secured to the bottom strip and betweenthe said pieces, said blades each composed of a pair of curved platessecured together'and arranged in opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADRIAN CLOSE.

Witnesses:

O. A. 'MoREoW, WILLIS U. MARSHALL.

